Former Mets ace rips Donald Trump criticism: ‘I don’t quite understand the negativity’

One of the most repeated attacks on Donald Trump isn’t about policy. It’s personal — targeting his age, his mental fitness, and whether he’s physically capable of handling the demands of the presidency.

On a recent episode of “The Ingraham Angle” on Fox News, Laura Ingraham asked Noah Syndergaard what he saw from President Trump after spending the day with him on Tuesday.

The former Mets pitcher didn’t hesitate.

“I mean, I’m envious of the mental energy that this guy has, the sharpness he has, the comedic nature of everything he says,” Syndergaard said in a clip shared on X/Twitter. “He’s just a joy to be around.”

There is a massive gap between the Trump the media sells to the public and the one Syndergaard experienced in person.

“It was just an amazing experience,” Syndergaard said in a another clip, via X/Twitter.

And then the former All-Star said something that cuts right to the heart of one of the most persistent debates in modern American politics.

“I just really don’t quite understand the negativity or the pessimism he gets with the media and some of the population of this nation, because he’s just such a patriotic guy and he cares so much about everybody and just the health of this nation and the health of this world,” Syndergaard said.

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